Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Between empathy and contempt : colonial legacies, neoliberalism and neo-colonialism

Vacillating between empathy and contempt : the Indian judiciary and LGBT rights

Expanded criminalisation of consensual same-sex relations in Africa : contextualising recent developments

Policing borders and sexual/gender identities : queer refugees in the years of Canadian neoliberalism and homonationalism

Queer affirmations : negotiating the possibilities and limits of sexual citizenship in Saint Lucia

Violence and LGBT human rights in Guyana

Cultural discourse in Africa and the promise of human rights based on non-normative sexuality and/or gender expression : exploring the intersections, challenges and opportunities

Haven or precarity? The mental health of LGBT asylum seekers and refugees in Canada

Part 2. Resilience, resistance and hope: organising for social change

The rise of SOGI : human rights for LGBT people at the United Nations

Resistance to criminalisation, and social movement organising to advance LGBT rights in Belize

The multifaceted struggle against the AntiHomosexuality Act in Uganda

Emergent momentum for equality : LGBT visibility and organising in Kenya

Kuchu resilience and resistance in Uganda : a history

Gender theatre : the politics of exclusion and belonging in Kenya

Telling our stories : envisioning participatory documentary

Appendix. Envisioning global LGBT human rights participatory documentaries